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Cyprus is amongst the worst offenders in Europe for prison overcrowding as it ranks the fourth highest, while a report release on Thursday called on states with chronic overcrowding to ...

So, the health ministry has lifted more of its Covid restrictions but with a good number of caveats added, such as recommending everyone, vaccinated or not, have a weekly test ...

A court has ruled that the state has no responsibility for the bail-in imposed on depositors of Cyprus Popular Bank (CPB) in 2013, when the lender was wound down as part ...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a blow to his authority on Thursday when lawmakers triggered an investigation into whether he had misled parliament and an influential former ally called ...

Hellenic Bank will submit a restructuring plan to the labour ministry that will include up to 350 compulsory redundancies this year, its CEO Oliver Gatzke said on Thursday, a move likely ...

The case of former Volunteerism Commissioner Yiannis Yiannaki who faces 18 charges relating to the alleged forgery of his high school and university diplomas will be referred to the legal service ...

Serious drug cases are on the rise in Cyprus, according to drug squad chief Michalis Katsounotos – who was also asked about the potential legalisation of cannabis. In a wide-ranging interview ...

Yet another scam has been uncovered at the transport ministry, again involving imported luxury cars, but this time centred on dodging thousands in tax via prolonged use of test-driving plates. ...

The dispute between Hellenic Bank and the bank employees’ union Etyk over the renewal of the collective agreement seems set to drag on. In the latest twist, the union refused ...

Former volunteerism commissioner Yiannis Yiannaki was officially charged on Wednesday in relation to the alleged forgery of his academic documents, an allegation which led him to resign from his post ...

A group of Emba residents on Wednesday staged a protest demanding the government handle the levels of refugee settlement in the community following a violent incident last week that resulted ...

House president Annita Demetriou was in Poland on Wednesday, visiting refugee infrastructure along the border with Ukraine. Demetriou was there as part of a group of women presidents of EU ...

A 50-year-old man has been remanded for three days in relation to an alleged scam which defrauded a fellow 50-year-old of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The suspect, a permanent ...

The cabinet proceeded on Wednesday to revoke a further four Cypriot passports from Russians identified within the latest round of EU sanctions against Moscow The decision also covers the four ...

Ahead of the Easter holidays, the cabinet on Wednesday lifted the restriction on the maximum number of people at house gatherings as well as the SafePass requirement for outdoor venues. ...

The Famagusta district is feeling the absence of Russian visitors, with tourism currently at low levels, the head of the Famagusta branch of the hotels’ association Pasyxe Doros Takkas told ...

The latest IPCC report said we will need technological solutions to fight the climate crisis, but it must not be misread So it has come to this. We have, it ...

It’s a well-known but terrible shame that to foment social change in Cyprus there has to be a long line of victims before anyone is prompted to bring it ...

No SafePass will be required at outdoor venues while the limit on the number of people at gatherings in homes is expected to be lifted by the end of the ...

The government does not intend to raise taxes, but will rather pursue a policy of stimulating growth and attracting new investment in response to the coming economic slump, Finance Minister ...

The Cyprus Bar Association on Tuesday unveiled its Justice For All initiative to offer legal help to those facing financial difficulties. Bar Association president Christos Clerides said as a first ...

There is sufficient supply of high-quality Cypriot lamb at very low prices, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Tuesday during a visit to supermarkets ahead of Easter. “There is certainly ...

A series of measures have been decided aimed at reducing the high levels of irregular migration to the Republic, it was announced after an extraordinary meeting on the issue was ...

Cyprus authorities “categorically deny” any involvement in the alleged hacking of the British foreign ministry after a digital rights watchdog named it as one of the three countries from which ...